Master game · h4 Caro-Kann
Svidler,P vs Nisipeanu,LD, 2019
FIDE World Cup 2019. A h4 Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Svidler,P (2729)
Black
Nisipeanu,LD (2656)
Event
FIDE World Cup 2019
Date
2019
Opening
B12 h4 Caro-Kann
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 a6 7. Be3 Nxe5 8. Nbd2
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 e6 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qg3 g6 14. b4 Bg7
15. Rac1 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bf1 Rad8 18. a3 Rd7 19. a4 Rc8 20. h3 d4 21. Bg5
Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Ne7 25. cxd4 Nf5 26. Qf3 Qg5 27. Rc4
Rcd8 28. c6 bxc6 29. bxc6 Rc7 30. d5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Qf6 33. g3 Qd6
34. Qe4 h5 35. h4 Re7 36. Qf3 Qe5 37. Bg2 Nd4 38. Qd1 Ne6 39. Rb4 Kg7 40. Rb7
Nc7 41. Qd8 Qf6 42. Kh2 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
15. Rac1!
21. Bg5!
22. Bxf6!
23. b5!
28. c6!
30. d5!
31. Rxd5!
32. Qxd5!
33. g3!
37. Bg2!
40. Rb7!
41. Qd8!
42. Kh2!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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